Grass twine.



No. 991,935. MQPKETENTED JUNE so, 1908.

T. w. JERRBMS.

I GRASS TWINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1905- Wz'ineasea 177110232 02? T iwmasW Jkrrems.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' THOMAS W. JERREMS, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

GRASS TWINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

' Application filed September 21, 1905. Serial No. 279,487.

To all 'w7zom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. JERREMS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at St.

over onereighth of an inch in diameter, inorder that it may be usedin standard twine binders, and at the same time it must have a very considerable tensile strength. Such materials as flax, manila and sisal, make a strong binding twine, but such materials are expensive, and furthermore, it has been found in practice that insects will eat such materials, thus frequently cutting the bands 'of bundles placed in shocks o'r stacks. v

Marsh grass is comparatively cheap, and it has been found that Insects will not eat this grass. Marsh grass, however, has not as great tensile strength as the other materials noted, and hence, for binding twine it is desirable to reinforce the grass with a relatively small twisted strand of fiber of relatively high tensile strength. My improved twine is, therefore, made u of two strands, the one of which is formed oi marsh grass and is relativel large and the other of which is made up 0 flax, manila, sisal, or similar comparativel strong material and'is relatively small. twisted and are then twisted together so that each strand is given spiral form. I

The improved twine is illustrated in the single view of drawing, wherein the numeral hese two strands are independently- 1 indicates a relatively large twisted strand of marsh grass and the numeral 2 indicates the relatively small twisted strand of manila, flax or sisal. The two strands are twisted in the same direction, before they are brought together, and after they are brought together are twisted together by further rotation in the same direction. A twine thus constructed will have no tendency to 1111-- twist or to kink. The lar e strand 1 of marsh grass should have fully twice the diameter of the small strand 2. In practice, it has been found that a twine thus constructed will have a very great tensile strength and can be produced at a cost very greatly less than that of the standard binding twine con- ,structed of flax, m'anila,or sisal. In short,

this improved bindingtwine has all of the good qualities of the so-called standard .twine and when applied to the bundles will not be severed by insectabecause the main strand of marsh rass will hold the bundle together, even t ough the small strand should be severed.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

A twine made up of two strands 1 and 2, the said strand 1 being relatively large and constructed of marsh grass and the said twine 2 being relatively small and construct-- ed of relatively strong fibrous material, the said two strands being independently twisted in .the same direction and being twisted.together to form the complete twine, both of the said strands having spiral form and each strand comprising a multiplicity of stems, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS W. JERREMs.

Witnesses MALIE HOEL, F. D. MERCHANT. 

